... Another monkey species that swims and dives... Does this one swim and feed underwater like the Macaques, or does it just take refuge in swamp water from...
... "Allen's swamp monkey forages for fruit on low riverine bushes and trees and plant and invertebrate food is collected on the ground in gallery and swamp...
http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/06/chimps_use_swiss_army_toolkit_to_rob_beehives.php?utm_source=readerspicks&utm_medium=link I don't know how...
Does human apocrine gland product prevent NaCl salt crystal formation on hair? Does it dilute or catalyse the outflow of salt in eccrine glands? ... "Check out...
... Two comments... The forehead, the face, the neck and upper torso are quick ways to cool the brain by sweating, particularly the forehead. Most people when...
If apocrine skin glands developed to prevent NaCl salt crystal formation on fur, as noted in previous post, then that would solve the mystery of the Asian dry...
... 2 places: forehead and eye region. The brain and the eyes are heavy consumers of oxygen and energy, thus produce much heat. The nose, cheeks, chin are less...
... Yes, the human brain is more heat sensitive, reacts badly to overheating, but in some circumstances can survive cooling. It is cooling the skin that...
... Thanks, DD. Would seem monkeys have no hang-ups about getting wet, will forage in water if it is to their advantage. While some macaques species, just ...
... Perhaps, once they discovered fire. Bees do sting, but possibly wild bees are a lot more aggressive. One advantage chimps could have, could be a lot more...
Excellent news Mario. Interesting that they chose to color it red like an orangutan, with some orang features, (correctly IMO) but refer it as African ape...
"Chimps do NOT have the capacity to dig." Paul Crowley @ SAP Correct, except at waterside where the sand is easily scooped out by hand. Chimps scoop out holes...
... m3d, you seem so focused on hypothermia in cold water. I've been clear about this, human ancestral divers encountered cold water only at depth, not at the...
... Aquatic foraging seems to be the main reason monkeys enter water, aside from merely crossing it. The youngsters play there as they do on land or in trees. ...
... No, it was just like us, it didn't have fur, it ate shellfish, and lived on cliffs. THIS is THE missing link. THIS is THE Aquatic Phase. In the case of...
... I accept that only partly. Why doesn't it have a prognathic face, like Homo erectus and neandertal? All plungedivers have prognathic face, a long pointy...
http://forums.deeperblue.com/beginner-freediving/83087-how-can-you-tell-if-you-hypoxic.html#post769272 The problem is that many freedivers mistake hypoxic...
Hello DD.....have you seen this - 'The study was based on observation of 11 digging sites in the Ugalla savanna woodland of western Tanzania. Chimpanzees were...